Second Class-Ms. O'Grady

Special Visitors!

We were delighted to have two very special visitors in our classroom this April.We welcomed a gosling and a duckling into our busy room. Both were just about six weeks old!Many thanks to Ms. Connolly for bringing them in to see us!

Write A Book 2014

Congratulations to our Write A Book winner this year. She wrote a fabulous book called 'The Clown'. Her lovely handwriting, illustrations and story were complimented by the teacher that selected her as winner.Well done to our three 'Highly Commended' authors also!

Chinese New Year 2014!

As part of our Yellow Flag programme we made a big effort to celebrate Chinese New Year on January 31st this year!

We made Chinese dragons and learned many interesting facts about the Chinese New Year Celebrations.

In the photograph you can even see us participate in T'ai Chi in our classroom; a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation, balance and health. We also wore red on the day as red is a colour of luck in China!

Did you know?Each year of the Chinese New Year calendar is named after an animal. This is a 12 year cycle. Once the 12 year cycle is over the animal list begins again. The list in order is: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. This is the year of the Horse!

As the longest festival in the Chinese calendar, Chinese New Year can last as many as 15 days. Children take an entire month off of school!

Scór na bPáistí 2014

Congratulations to one of our pupils for participating in Scór na bPáistí this year!

He entertained the audience with his recitation piece called 'Gettin' dressed'.

We were so proud to have someone from second class participating in this competition. Well done!

Christmas 2013

We had a fabulous week preparing for our Christmas Holidays.

We made beautiful stockings that were filled with great treats and even had a very special visitor to sing Christmas songs to!

Sam Maguire Visit

On the 22nd of October we were treated to a visit from the Sam Maguire Cup. We got to congratulate player Paul Mannion on his All-Ireland success with Dublin this year!

He spoke to us about the importance of hard work, perseverance and determination in order to succeed.